diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 206786442..c0b3de699 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ cc_library(
         "@platforms//os:windows": ["-defaultlib:advapi32.lib"],
         "//conditions:default": ["-pthread"],
     }),
+    linkstatic = True,
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ cc_library(
     hdrs = ssl_headers,
     copts = boringssl_copts_cxx,
     includes = ["src/include"],
+    linkstatic = True,
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         ":crypto",
